| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| INTIMATELY | Affectionately | |
| DEARLY | Affectionately | |
| CUDDLE | Embrace affectionately | |
| LOVINGLY | With love; affectionately. | |
| BROTHERLY | Like a brother; affectionately; kindly. | |
| FONDLY | In a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly. | |
| ARDENTLY | In an ardent manner; eagerly; with warmth; affectionately; passionately. | |
| FOND | Loving; much pleased; affectionately regardful, indulgent, or desirous; longing or yearning; -- followed by of (formerly also by on). | |